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What does a yellow ligh- slow down. What
does a yellow
SLOW DOWN. I organize that course
as assembling the social world
from micro interaction. On, uh, people just go about their day in believe they're
acting individually
but really there are these things out there, social structures
that shape so much of what we do. And one of the
real interesting things is the only time you really notice social structure
is when you violate, when you break the rules of social interaction. Right, so people
who look too long into someone's eyes or hold onto long to a handshake or
the close talker. Right, those are all rules about how people are supposed to
interact with each other that you don't notice until
those rules are broken. If you
don't understand the civils
you're an other, you're
not. My course takes these micro interactions
and slowly through the semester assembles them so hopefully the studentsleave
at the end of the semester with an understanding of the
large social structures that organize society.
The best part of this job is
working with motivating and exciting students
who are into being here right... and my research is great and my colleagues are great
and that is all part of the job of the best part of being a
professor is getting to interact with these young people, young adults
who are...have their futures in front and are so excited to be there.